Bagne des Annamites, Montsinéry-Tonnegrande 9 June 2018 Up until now the plans I have drawn have tended to focus on the organisation of a museum space as… Read more “sketches 3.”
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Site Visit #3. Bagne des Annamites
Bagne des Annamites, Montsinéry-Tonnegrande 9 June 2018 I made it to Cayenne last Wednesday having spent the previous week in Ho Chi Minh City. I flew to… Read more “Site Visit #3. Bagne des Annamites”
sketches 2.
Musée Franconie, Cayenne, 7 June 2018 For this plan of the section of the museum dedicated to objects related to the bagne, I used a ruler. I find… Read more “sketches 2.”
Site visit #2. Musée Alexandre Franconie
7 June 2018 – Cayenne, French Guiana Located across from the Bar des Palmistes, next to the town hall, the Musée Alexandre Franconie and its adjoining library… Read more “Site visit #2. Musée Alexandre Franconie”
Postcard #3. A short history of the postcard
As subsequent posts will explore, my understanding of the postcard as philosophical trope for thinking about incarceration and its aftermath draws heavily on Jacques Derrida’s La Carte… Read more “Postcard #3. A short history of the postcard”
Sketches 1.
Fort Balaguier A significant part of the project involves consideration of the visual representation and framing of penal heritage in French Guiana and New Caledonia. While… Read more “Sketches 1.”
Site Visit #1. Fort Balaguier Part 3
5 April 2018 – Musée Balaguier, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France Read Part 1. “Ceinture de Fer” here Read Part 2. The Doctor and the “plan” here Part 3.… Read more “Site Visit #1. Fort Balaguier Part 3”
Adventures in Instagram #1
Some preliminary notes on Instagram as a research tool One of the main aims of this project is to think seriously about ways in which different experiences… Read more “Adventures in Instagram #1”
Site visit #1. Fort Balaguer Part 2
5 April 2018 – Musée Balaguier, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France Read Part 1. “Ceinture de fer” here Part 2. The Doctor and the “plan” The Fort Balaguier became… Read more “Site visit #1. Fort Balaguer Part 2”
Site visit #1. Fort Balaguier Part 1
Thursday 5 April 2018 – Musée Balaguier, La Seyne-sur-Mer, France Part 1. Ceinture de fer In Île-prison: bagne et déportation, Eric Fougère identifies the strong links between… Read more “Site visit #1. Fort Balaguier Part 1”
Cartes postales du bagne 